Love Letter to the Wye

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As part of a month focussing on our custody of the environment we welcome local composer Fiona Taylor with her band of musicians, and contributions from local Primary Schools to perform her series of pieces about the plight of the River Wye.

Saturday 8th March – 7.30pm at St Mary’s Church

The Wye has inspired artists and writers through the ages. Drawing on sources from Wordsworth to contemporary local poet Jane Spray, Fiona Taylor has created a sequence of vocal and instrumental music that reflects the many faces of the Wye past and present.

Love Letter to The Wye was first performed in February last year and was an immediate hit with audience members (see below). For tonight’s performance Fiona is joined by singer and musician friends including Tracey Dixon, Nataley Freeman, Jules De Bharra, Mike Taylor and children from local schools where Fiona has worked in the week of the performance.

Tickets, £10 per person bookable online. 

Book Tickets (£10) online here

Audience reaction to the first performance of Love Letter to The Wye:

“Loved what I saw and heard.”
“It was amazing.”
“So many people were so moved.” 
“Beautiful evening of song and music.” 
“Amazing music and lyrics in an incredible range of different styles!”

12 Days of Christmas Thank Yous – 8th Day

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#12BigThankYous – 8th Day – To our partner organisations in the town

Ross Town Council is one of our key partners, they have helped us with the maintenance of closed churchyard, resurfacing the path by the tower, the running costs of floodlighting the tower – to name but a few, this year.

Ross-on-Wye Community Development Trust for their help in providing a Warm Welcome.

Our partnership with Ross on Wye & District Royal British Legion Branch is most apparent in November but there are other occasions in the year when we work closely with them, not least in organising many big events.

The Friends of St. Mary’s Church, is a bit more local. Rossiter Books is a key partner of theirs and have helped us by bringing many successful book talks to St Mary’s in 2024.

The Ross Gazette does a wonderful job and helps us to promote our work bay advertising and reporting on events. Special thanks to Andy Sherwill.

In October we appointed our new Rector, The Revd Prebendary Kelvin Price, that process involved the most impressive response from the whole community. Thank you for your input. And to all the town organisations who bring their important concerts, parties, conferences, exhibitions … to St Mary’s, thank you, we’re honoured to have you.

Finally to all  churches in Ross-on-Wye and District for numerous partnerships throughout the year.

A new Rector for the Ross Parishes

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The Bishop of Hereford is delighted to announce that the Revd Prebendary Kelvin Price has been appointed as Rector of Ross with Walford and Brampton Abbotts.

The licensing service will be held at St Mary’s Ross on Wednesday 30th April at 7pm.

Kelvin comes to us from the north of the diocese and has been in the Ludlow Benefice for the last ten years where he has been Rector since 2016.

As we eagerly await his arrival, we hold Kelvin, Ruth and their family in our prayers as he prepares for this next stage of his ministry, and for the people in the Ludlow Benefice.

Kelvin would like to thank all those involved in the discernment, orientation and interviewing groups that made him feel welcome and encouraged during the two interview days in October.

‘My family and I are very much looking forward to joining you all, and becoming new members of the church body within the Ross Benefice. I am sure together we will achieve great things for Christ and His church. 

There is still much for me to complete here in Ludlow. But for now, please do pray for my family as we begin to turn our sights towards moving. Also, I would appreciate prayers for Ludlow as they focus on their future as well.

April will soon be here, very much looking forward to meeting you all in person then!’

Yours faithfully in Christ,

Kelvin.